The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review whether the U.S. Department of Labor can levy $580,000 in penalties via its in-house court against a New Jersey farm for alleged violations of the H-2A temporary visa worker program.
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Justices To Weigh DOL's In-House H-2A Fine Power

By Britain Eakin

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review whether the U.S. Department of Labor can levy $580,000 in penalties via its in-house court against a New Jersey farm for alleged violations of the H-2A temporary visa worker program.

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NJ Justices Skeptical Of Retroactivity Defense In Bond Suit

By Carla Baranauckas

New Jersey Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of arguments by a group of major banks that a 2023 amendment to the state's False Claims Act is a substantive change that cannot be applied retroactively to long-running litigation over alleged bond-rate manipulation.

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Mediation Fails Again In Former NJ Judge's Pension Fight

By Jake Maher

A former New Jersey judge's suit against the state judiciary over the denial of her disability pension is back on after another round of mediation failed, according to a letter filed in New Jersey state court.

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NJ Justices Asked To Expand General Contractor Duty Of Care

By George Woolston

A laborer injured while working on the Goethals Bridge replacement project attempted to persuade the New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday to broaden the duty of care for general contractors on commercial construction projects.

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Casino Dealer Sues Atlantic City Resort Over Tip Pool Policy

By MJ Koo

A table game dealer has sued Ocean Casino Resort in New Jersey federal court, claiming the Atlantic City casino illegally underpaid tipped workers by applying a tip credit to time when dealers were barred from earning tips and by using tip pool funds to cover its own administrative costs.

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McCarter & English Plans New Waterfront Home In Boston

By Jake Maher

New Jersey-based McCarter & English LLP has chosen a new home for its Boston office, opting for a location in the middle of the city's downtown waterfront district, the firm has announced.

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LITIGATION

Analysis

Meta Seeks A Rally As Instagram Addiction Suit Losses Mount

By Chris Villani

After a run of litigation losses, Meta Platforms Inc. will have to rethink its strategy in and out of court in an effort to beat back suits from coast to coast claiming that it is illegally hooking kids on Instagram, experts said, with everything from aggressive litigation to a global settlement on the table.

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AGs Say Live Nation Fix Can't Wait On DOJ Deal Approval

By Bryan Koenig

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. sparred with state attorneys general expected to seek a forced Ticketmaster sale after winning a New York federal jury antitrust verdict, with the company seeking to delay the breakup fight until after the judge reviews a separate U.S. Department of Justice settlement, and the enforcers preferring parallel proceedings.

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THIRD CIRCUIT

3rd Circ. Panel Once Again Backs Talc Co. Whittaker's Ch. 11

By Clara Geoghegan

The Third Circuit on Monday upheld its decision that Whittaker Clark & Daniels was authorized to file for Chapter 11 and certain claims against the defunct talc supplier's corporate successor belong to the debtor, not personal injury claimants.

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BANKRUPTCY

Kitchen Design Co. Abruptly Hits Ch. 7 With $100M+ Liabilities

By Emily Lever

Wren US Holdings Inc., a kitchen design firm based in the northeastern United States, has filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in Delaware, citing between $100 million and $500 million each of assets and liabilities.

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DEALS

US, Indian Firms Guide $11.75B Sun Pharma-Organon Deal

By Al Barbarino

Indian pharmaceutical giant Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to acquire New Jersey-based Organon & Co. in an all-cash deal valued at $11.75 billion, with each side of the transaction having representation from one U.S. and one Indian law firm.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

GrayRobinson Sued Over 'Reckless' Data Security Measures

By Adrian Cruz

GrayRobinson PA has been hit with a proposed class action accusing the Florida-based firm of negligence following the revelation of a March 2025 data breach that exposed the personal data of around 65,000 people.

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Judge Publicly Scolds 'Disgraced' Ex-Prosecutor For AI Errors

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina federal judge has eviscerated a former federal prosecutor in a public reprimand for his use of artificial intelligence to draft a response brief that was riddled with hallucinations, calling out the prosecutor's "lack of candor" and saying he "disgraced not only himself, but also the entire office he formerly served."

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Comey Indicted Again As Feds Call Seashell Message 'Threat'

By Phillip Bantz

Former FBI director James Comey was again indicted Tuesday by the Trump administration, this time over a social media post last year of an image of seashells arranged on a North Carolina beach to form the message "86 47," which prosecutors characterized as a threat of violence against the president.

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Maurene Comey Can Sue DOJ Over Firing, Judge Rules

By Phillip Bantz

Former Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey can move forward with her lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump's administration fired her because she is the daughter of ex-FBI director and Trump's perceived enemy James B. Comey, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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ADT Blasts 'Speculative' Bid To DQ Ogletree From Bias Case

By Gina Kim

ADT LLC urged a Georgia federal judge on Monday to reject an attorney's motion to disqualify Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC from defending it against discrimination claims while concurrently defending Microsoft Corp. in the attorney's own pregnancy bias suit, arguing the two matters are wholly separate and unrelated so there's no conflict. 

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Nadine Menendez Says Feds Need To 'Look Into The Mirror'

By George Woolston

Nadine Menendez dug into her bid for bail while she appeals her conviction on a bribery scheme carried out with her ex-politician husband, telling a New York federal court that prosecutors refuse to own up to their handling of the "forced withdrawal" of her counsel.

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Brief

Teleflex Settles Catheter Patent Case Against Medtronic

By Elliot Weld

Medical device company Teleflex and Medtronic have reached a settlement to end a catheter patent dispute from which a judge recused himself after explaining he was "at a loss" on how to proceed.

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Davis Malm & D’Agostine

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Kang Haggerty

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Lankenau & Miller

Latham & Watkins

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Morgan Lewis

Motley Rice

Ogletree Deakins

Patterson Belknap

Richards Layton

Saul Ewing

Schertler Onorato

Sherman Silverstein

Stueve Siegel

Sullivan & Cromwell

White & Case

Winebrake & Santillo

Winston & Strawn

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ADT Inc.

American Bar Association

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Brenntag AG

Citigroup Inc.

Google LLC

Instagram Inc.

Institute for Justice

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Macquarie Group Ltd.

Medtronic PLC

Merck & Co. Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Organon & Co.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Teleflex Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Vascular Solutions Inc.

Weeks Marine Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

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Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Trade Commission

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

New Jersey Legislature

New Jersey Supreme Court

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia